The Merck Manuals Launches Season 3 of Medical Myths Podcast
First episodes of new season separate fact from fiction on topics including vaping, safe travel during COVID-19, acne, tanning and more
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KENILWORTH, N.J., May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Merck Manuals, one of the world s most widely used medical resources since 1899, today announced the release of the third season of Merck Manuals Medical Myths Podcast. Season three once again dispels common medical myths and misconceptions through revealing conversations with nationally recognized physicians. These new episodes encompass just the first half of Season three and address a number of topics that are top of mind for today s medical consumers, from how best to prevent and treat acne to the safest ways to travel during COVID-19. The podcast is the latest offering in support of the Manuals ongoing commitment to make the best current medical information accessible globally an
Scam or not? Are plant milks good for you?
10 May, 2021 10:43 PM
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Are plant-based milks actually good for you? Photo / 123RF
New York Times
By: Dawn MacKeen
They can be, but in most cases, they should not be considered a nutritional substitute for dairy. Gone are the days when the most complicated choice you had to make in the milk section of the dairy aisle was reduced fat or whole. Now, you will find carton after carton of dairy-like beverages made from foods you never thought could be milked almonds, oats, rice, peas.
While cow s milk is still the most popular according to retail sales, nondairy alternatives hit an estimated US$2.95 billion last year, up 54 per cent from five years earlier, according to the market research firm Mintel.
Non-dairy alternatives hit an estimated $2.95 billion last year, up 54% over five years Published: May 10, 2021 21:37 NYT Representational image. Image Credit: Pixabay
Gone are the days when the most complicated choice you had to make in the milk section of the dairy aisle was reduced fat or whole. Now, you will find carton after carton of dairy-like beverages made from foods you never thought could be milked - almonds, oats, rice, peas.
While cow s milk is still the most popular according to retail sales, nondairy alternatives hit an estimated $2.95 billion last year, up 54% from five years earlier, according to the market research firm Mintel.
FDA weighs ban on menthol cigarettes, which disproportionately addict — and kill — Black Americans msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
FDA weighs ban on menthol cigarettes, which disproportionately addict - and kill - black Americans
By The Washington Post
Laura Reiley
Theo Wilson avoided smoking most of his adult life. He remembered the smell of menthol from his childhood, the smell of his father s cigarettes, his aunt s and his grandmother s. The minty smell of the cigarettes whose secondhand smoke gave him childhood asthma, the smell of the cigarettes that cut his grandmother s life short.
But in 2018, when he portrayed an Iraq War veteran in a play in Denver, his character was expected to smoke a marijuana cigarette onstage. The prop master got him an e-cigarette with a blinking blue light at the end, wrapping it in rolling paper to look convincing. After everything he knew, after railing against smoking, he got hooked. Over-the-counter minty e-cigarettes became fat vape pens, vaping turned into menthol and clove tobacco cigarettes. He bummed Kools and Newports - two of the most popular menthol brands - off